The Ethics of Terminal Care

Orchestrating the End of Life

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Paperback, 181 blz. | Engels
Springer Netherlands | 2002e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9789048140022
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Springer Netherlands 2002e druk, 2010 9789048140022
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In this volume the authors examine some of the medical social and psychological conditions which affect the way we die. Important topics covered include attitudes toward death; suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia; hospice and pain management. This volume will be of interest to all who work with terminally ill patients.

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ISBN13:9789048140022
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:181
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:2002

Inhoudsopgave

1. Introduction. 2. Death, Dying and Attitudes. 3. Questions, Method and the Problem of Autonomy. 4. The Concept of Orchestrating Death. 5. Sudden Death and the End of Life. 6. Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. 7. Hospice and the End of Life. 8. Challenges for Tomorrow: Where Do We Go from Here? Index.

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